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HYGIENE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,344, dated June 29,1897.

Application filed May 8, 1896. Serial No. 590,694. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern;-

Be it known that I, NILs A. RENSTROM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hygiene Apparatus; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to hygienic apparatus for administering mist orvapor and electric baths and for internal purification, and also forventilating, heating, and cooling the cabinets in which the baths aregiven as may be desired; and its object is to provide an improvedconstruction of such apparatus which shall possess superior results withrespect to efficiency in use. l

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional viewshowing the interior in perspective. of an apparatus constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View.Fig. 3 is a detail plan section, on an enlarged scale, of the pipes inthe couch. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a detaillongitudinal section on an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 is a detailperspective view. Fig. 7 is a detail elevation.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates a cabinetrectangular in shape and provided with a lining 2 of zinc and providedwith doors 2 and 2 (see Fig. 2), by which access maybe had to theinterior. The cabinet is preferably so constructed that it may bereadily taken apart for transportation. Located in the cabinet is alounge 4, comprising a top and bottom and end and side walls andsupported by legs 5. In the said top is an opening for the evacuation ofthe person occupying the lounge or couch and provided with a receptacle,hereinafter described, for urine and fecal matter, the top of which isfastened to the top board of the lounge.

The numeral 7 designates a water-pipe extending from any suitable sourceof supply under pressure and projecting through the cabinet-wall to theinterior of the cabinet and through the bottom of the lounge at 7 to theinterior thereof, going across the lounge on the bottom thereof, asshown in Fig. 3, from 7 to 7 and from 7 to 7 and so on, to the foot ofthe lounge, (the bends being made with ninety-degree Us and theconnections with unions and nipples, as seen in Fig. 4,) where itprojects through the bottom of the lounge and extends to bend 7, Fig. 1,and from thence through inside casing of the cabinet to and between theinside casing and outside covering to 7 Where it again enters thecabinet and extends to and connects with the head 8, which is providedwith a lid 8, through the center of which extends a. pipe provided witha revolving sprayer 9, which is rotated by the force of the water,causing the latter to rise in the form of mist and fall upon thepatient. The head is at its lower end provided with a shower device 12,which also connects with the water-pipe and is provided with stopcocks,enabling the use of water alone from the pipe or medicated water fromthe head. It is also provided with a spraying device 13 and with a pipeprovided with a syringe 14 for giving an injection. All the pipes areprovided with stop-cocks within easy reach of the attendant or patientby means of which the supply may be cut off or regulated.

The numeral 16 designates a swivel-joint enabling the head to be turnedsidewise, and with a similar joint 1b for letting it down when pouringfluid into the head. The numeral 16 designates a spring for holding thehead up in place.

The numeral 17 designates a cold-air pipe extending from the inside ofthe cabinet to the space between the top and bottom of the lounge forcooling the cabinet.

The numeral 18 designates an air-pipe extending from the outside of thecabinet through the bottom of the lounge at 19 to the pipe immediatelyunderneath the top and at the side of the lounge (indicated at 20, Fig.4) and extending down into a forty-five-degree L (see Fig. ,4) at thebottom and center of the lounge between the water-pipes shown in Fig. 1.From the said L it extends to the pipe underneath the top. on the otherside at 21, then from 21 to 22 and from 22 to 21, and so on to the footof the lounge, as shown in Fig. 3, the bends at the upper ends 21 beingninety-degree Us and the bends at the center 22 forty-five-degree Ls, asshown in Fig. 4. The connections at the ends are made with unions andnipples. The air and water pipes may run from head to foot, as well asfrom side to side of the lounge.

The numeral 24, Fig. 1, designates a coldwater pipe extending fromwater-pipe 7 and connecting with the hot-water pipe 24 for cooling thewater.

The air-pipes 17 and 18 are connected at their upper ends by a branchpipe '18, with which is connected a vertical pipe 18 provided at itsupper end with a horizontal pipe 18. This latter pipe extends into thecabinet and is provided with a bell 18 located immediately above thehead 8, provided with a rotatable shaft 18 having spiral wings 18 and atits lower end provided with fan-blades 18 This is used as a ventilatingdevice, the air passing to the bell and, acting on the spiral wings,will rotate the shaft and fans, causing a circulation of air to be keptup in the cabinet. When the 'sprayin g device is in use, the fans willalso tend to spread the mist or spray throughout the cabinet and causeit to be widely distributed therein.

The pipes above mentioned are made of metal with the exception of thesyringe and spraying-pipes, which are made of rubber.

The water and air pipes are provided with stop-cocks 26 and 27,extending into the cabinet, so as to be within reach of the patient.

The fecal receptacle 28, before referred to, is provided with a pipe 29,extending below the couch to a sewer or drain for carrying away thecontents of the receptacle.

The numeral 30 designates a glass receptacle for receiving evacuationsand enabling the same to be inspected, being provided with a pipe 31,the said pipe being provided with a stop-cock 32 and is connected withthe free end of the fecal receptacle and extends to a sewer or drain.

The numeral 34 designates a pipe for carrying away water from thecabinet. A rubber pipe 35 extends outside of the cabinet for drawing offfoul air by means of an electric fan placed in the ball 36.

At one end of the cabinet and outside thereof is a switchboard 37, (seeFig. 2,) connected with an electric battery or dynamo. Also connectedwith the switchboard are insulated conducting-wires 38. These wiresextend through the bottom of the lounge and connect with the wires 40,wound upon the air and water meral 41 designating the asbestos paper and42 l the asbestos thread. Each pipe is wound in two sections, thedividing-line of the sections being at the center of the straight pipesand at the forty-five-degree Ls of the bent pipes. The ends of the wiresare connected with insulated wires extending through the bottom of thelounge at points 43 on slats under the bottom of the foot end of thelounge where they gather in a bunch and extend into the wardrobe 44 andspread out on the end wall inside and are connected with theswitchboard, a hole being cut through the wall the size of theswitchboard,which hole, after the connections are made, is covered onthe inside with boards for protection. The object of sending theelectric current around the pipes is to heat them and the water flowinginside and the fresh air blowing through the pipes into the cabinet.

The numeral '45 designates electrodes con nected with the switchboardprovided with sponges 46, whereby a current of electricity may be sentthrough the patient.

An electric button 47, within easy reach of the patient, is connectedwith a suitable alarm for calling an attendant.

An electric lamp for lighting the cabinet is located in the latter.

The numeral 49 designates a mattress made in four sections with a pillow50'secured thereto, and when an injection is administered to a patientthe sections are folded over upon each other to elevate the hips.

A waterproof covering is placed upon the lounge and formed with a holeor aperture, the edges of which are secured to the hole in the top boardcommunicating with the fecal receptacle. Said covering laps over thesides and ends of the lounge, fitting tight to the outside of the sideand end boards, so as to protect the electric wires inside from water.

A layer of asbestos cloth or paper should be placed on the bottom of thelounge and between the water-pipes and air-pipes and on top of thepipes.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a hygiene apparatus of the character described, the combinationwith the cabinet and the hollow lounge or support located therein, thewater-pipe extending into said lounge and crossing the same from side toside and then extending upwardly, and the rotatable spraying deviceconnected therewith,-:of the air-bell located above said spraying deviceand connected with an air-pipe, the rotatable shaft, the spiral wingsand the fan- 'blades, substantially as described.

other extends therethrough, the vertical pipe connected with saidair-pipes, the horizontal pipe connected therewith, the bell locatedabove the spraying and shower device, the rotatable shaft provided withspiral Wings and the fan-blades, substantially as specified.

3. In a hygiene device of the character described, the combination withthe cabinet, the lounge or body-support connected therewith and therotatable spraying device located in the upper part of the cabinet, ofthe air-bell located above said spraying device and connected with anair-pipe, the rotatable shaft, the spiral wings and the fan-blades,substantially as specified.

4C. In a hygiene apparatus of the character described, the combinationwith the cabinet, the hollow lounge or body-support connected therewith,the water-pipe passing through said lounge and then extended upwardlyand provided with a spraying and shower device and the connectedair-pipes, one of which NILS A. RENSTROM.

Witnesses:

N. P. FEIL, F. W. MAsTERs.

